Astrantia bavarica, common name masterwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Eastern alps.

Astrantia bavarica was described by Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz in 1858,[3] and published in Flora Vol.41 (issue 11) on page 161.

The basal leaves have a long petiole 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in), 3 to 7 lobes and toothed segments.

Astrantia bavarica is native to Europe,[4] and found within Germany,[4] Italy, Austria, Slovenia,[6] and the eastern Alps.

They are common in mountain woodlands and scrubland, clearings and close to the streams, usually on calcareous soils, at an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) above sea level.